Belly Up Aro's HELP

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i'll post some pics as soon as everybody is in the tank...

blue base doesn't seem like it's gonna make it, but i'll keep trying untill her end or not hopefully... she's like miguel's red... :(
 
Miguel;959101; said:
some problem must have happened with this shipment..my RTG is also starting to come up, although not turning...but a little of the back out of the water..

Jeesus...
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This is really freaken awful... i am sorry for you Miguel.. just going through all this when it is suppose to be happy
 
never give up.....

coming from a fishing standpoint - catch and release - there are times when it takes a good hour or two to revive a fish and watch it swim away 100% healthy....

up temps - air stones - powerheads - and hold.....

patience.....hopefully they make it
 
If it is an anaesethic problem, it will wear off slowly. Just looks really bad initially. I dont think holding it will do much if there is plenty of oxygen. Just give it some time and hope.

The only thing I can tell you confidently is DONT use table salt for tanks. It has Iodine and chemicals to maintain free flowing. Use cooking salt or swim pool salt. I wouldnt add anything now though. Just wait and watch. Might take 24 hours for full recovery. I am sure shippers know what they are doing.

Good luck!
 
Man, 2 hours? Its more than 6 hours allready and the moment I release it up she pops with half her belly up in the air..... it's 3 in the morning here...
 
Miguel;959181; said:
Man, 2 hours? Its more than 6 hours allready and the moment I release it up she pops with half her belly up in the air..... it's 3 in the morning here...
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so sad.. but you still have to hope miguel
 
Miguel;959181; said:
Man, 2 hours? Its more than 6 hours allready and the moment I release it up she pops with half her belly up in the air..... it's 3 in the morning here...
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yikes, didn't know it had been so long.....

well, bass fisherman usually carry around a needle/syringe to puncture the bladder in worse case scenarios.....

i ain't suggesting you do it....but if it is an air bladder thing - could be a last resort type of solution.....

didn't know it had been 6 hours.....but given they are still alive.....
 
now again, i am only giving you last resort stuff...but interestingly, i just saw a local china LFS guy do something quite unique.....

he just brought in a new shipment and a fish was belly up but alive....

here is what he did.....

hold it right side up - and begin the gently massage and squeeze it -- basically burping it or encouraging it to release air.....

i thought he was doing it quite "ruff" but in about 10 seconds, the fish swam away and was 100%.....
 
I have heard of people massaging air out of the fish before... no idea how you'd go about it. Good luck with this guys, i know it must be late now.
 
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